219 Episode 13 Towards the Next

"Good day to all three of you. Are you hurt?

Now I'm here to pick up the knights I sent to the main cities in the north.

I heard about the damage before, but I still see if the three of them are injured.

"Yes, we don't have a scratch. However, several newcomers have been injured, so I would like you to treat them with Lena."

"Yes, leave it to me. Now, please take me to the wounded."

Well then, I'll do it.

"Ah, lucky we didn't have a dead body. Really, I'm sorry I made it impossible for everyone."

I sighed as I looked at Lena's back as she led me to Alma.

In the future, we should try not to be so reckless.

I'm glad the opponent was a bandit who couldn't call himself a soldier, but if this was a well-trained soldier, he wouldn't have survived so little.

"No... I had no choice this time."

I see. However, you can ask for the quality of your knights, but from now on you'll have to worry about the numbers. Sometimes quantity is more important than quality in battle. "

"Yeah, Gillette's right. I'll change my policy when the war is over. Thank you for your advice."

Once the war is over, you don't have to worry about spying for the kingdom, or you can lower the hurdles you seek.

Hmm.

"Why don't the reflection meeting stay here and discuss what to do with the ambush? We're going to do this, right?

"Ambush operation... do you think we should do it? I don't really want to do it now that I can't prepare the members I originally planned."

"Do you think the three of us could burn as much supplies as we could?

"Maybe, but I'm sure one or two of them will be killed by Kite."

Perhaps we will suffer as much as the damage we inflict on them.

"Me, too?

Alma's expression, which came back after Leena's guidance, said she was dissatisfied.

Well, I've been working hard to revenge on Kite ever since I got back from the kingdom.

"Oh, it won't be that easy to lose, but it won't win. In terms of winning rate, Kate is higher at 6: 4."

If the opponent is slightly stronger, Alma will have no chance of winning if she has to fight in enemy territory.

"That's right... let's stop the ambush"

"Oh, I don't think I have to. Besides, if you want to use magical advantages, you'd better use that castle wall."

"I see. It's a shame we can't break the Magic Cannon, but we can figure out how to do it later."

"Well, even if I say so..."

Is he doing well by now?

Side: edmont

"Ah, it looks like my plan is out of the box."

Hearing that the bandits had been completely defeated, I was convinced that the scouts were getting into the army.

Well, it's not particularly painful because it's an operation based on that assumption.

"After all, a traitor?

"Well, there will be. The kingdom pulls its feet together at times like this."

Not only the Imperial scouts, but also the knights of the nobles who turned over to the Empire.

That's why I'm keeping the traitorous knights in front of me.

"Really, are you willing to win the Empire..."

I don't know. Well, because of these idiots, this war is going to happen. "

A gathering of genuine people would never lead to such an unbeatable war.

"That's right...."

"Hey, General!!

"What's wrong!?

When I saw the knights hurrying in front of me, I immediately thought I had been ambushed.

Damn it. Bandits aren't enough for you.

"The mercenaries are turning back!

"Ah? A mercenary...?

Get out of the way!

"Yes! We're not gonna help you anymore!

"If you don't want to die, then turn back!

Guided by the knights who came to report and went to see how the mercenaries were… As reported, they were trying to turn back while pushing the knights to stop.

"Hey, what does this mean?

"I don't know! It's bad you lied to us!

What are you talking about?

"Ah, not at the bottom. Call your heads."

I'll be right here.

When I called, the mercenary's head came out of the back.

He looks more barbaric than a bandit, but he's better equipped than a bandit.

"Hey... isn't this a breach of contract? Can we work with mercenaries without keeping the contract?

"No. This is not a breach of contract."

"Hah... what are you guys doing right now, claiming it's not a breach of contract?

Where are the mercenaries who escape without a fight? At least run into the enemy once before you go home.

"During the contract, I had three terms for you to follow. One, to pay in advance. Two, you give the right instructions. And third... don't throw us away."

"Ah... so you're saying I'm dumping you?

Damn it. The operation is more out of hand than I thought.

That's not good... It's hard to convince them just because I was going to.

"That's right. You actually threw away the bandits as pawns, didn't you? And now we're your shields in the front row instead of the bandits. We're next, right?

"Hah... Do I have to explain everything to you from scratch? I don't know when I'll betray you. You can't treat a bandit like a knight."

"I don't know what you think. Whatever you think, we'll be discarded. That's what I thought."

"Hah... All right, you guys turn around."

"Yes!? General!"

My men shouted at me.

"I don't know what they're going to do if I leave them around."

There is no doubt among them that the Empire people are mistaken.

No, maybe the mercenaries were originally hired by the Empire, and they were ordered to turn back here and confuse us.

If you think about it, it would only hurt to force you to stay here.

"Hmm. Tell me."

"General...."

Looking behind the mercenaries, Kite said something.

Well, now we have 4,000. We've lost a third.

I'll complain about one thing.

"You can't help it. They're mercenaries, but what they usually do is almost the same as bandits. Can they handle their backs?

"After all... the General was going to throw them away as tokens."

Oh, Kite's starting to turn her head.

If you can't handle your back, use it as a token or a discard.

But if you can't do it anymore, you won't have to stay with me.

"Oh, I was going to use it as a last resort."

If we were on schedule, we would have supported them breaking up with us and attacking the supply force.

Of course. I didn't think they could beat the supply, so it was just like the bandits to attract a few enemies.

"That's why 2,000 soldiers give up....."

"I think one of them is an Imperial spy, and we'd better dump him before he betrays us. It would be miserable if we started breaking up during the battle.

Now we've only lost 2,000, but if we're betrayed during the war, we'll lose twice as many soldiers.

"I see... I see."

Looks like Kate understood what I was thinking.

"Ah, now I can't use my tangled hands anymore. After that, we had to cut each other from the front....."

Honestly, it would not be an exaggeration to say that there are few more chances of winning.

If we had a chance, I wonder how well we could use the kite.

Worst of all... I don't want to use it, but I might have to use that hand too.